He stared at her disbelivingly, through the rain. She looked back, just as surprised.
"Mai..." Jounouchi whispered. It had been a year. He had an overwhelming urge to go to her, but he couldn't stop, he had to get away. But she was THERE, and she was looking at him like that... every brain cell he had was screaming for him to get out, but he wouldn't move. She was there, she was really there...
"There he is!"
Jounouchi was pulled out of his trance by a gruff shout. He whirled around frantically, his pursuers less than a hundred feet behind him.
"Got him!"
The blood drained from his face when he heard the second shout. He looked over her shoulder, down the alleyway. She followed his gaze, confused.
Jounouchi was running before Hirutani had time to raise the gun. He threw himself through the air just as it went off, both he and Mai toppling to the ground as the gunshot echoed in their ears.
Hirutani's laughter rang in the dark street long after he had left. Jounouchi managed to hold on long enough to hear it die out. Mai shook him frantically, blood pouring out of his shoulder.
"You alright?" he managed to get out. She half-laughed, pulling his jacket off and tying it around his arm.
"Hang on, you idiot," she responded, holding back tears.
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